hang tight

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To wait, without attempting to address a challenging, alarming, or dangerous situation, until a later point in time. idiomatic,imperative,informal
    — And should a really large payoff be hit, a jackpot, the machines will make a bunch of noise, a light may go off atop the machine and you just hang tight, a casino employee should be there soon to give you the payoff.
  2. To grasp tightly.
    — “Well, ya better hang tight cause when these boys take off yull be in fer the ride ofa lifetime.”

词形变化

hangs tight present,singular,third-person hanging tight participle,present hung tight participle,past hung tight past

词源

From hang + tight, possibly in part from a blend of hang on + hold tight.
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